Device for treating linotype-slugs.



H. C* GB'IBIILTERx DEVICE POR TREATING LINOTYPE SLUGS.

APPLIGATLON FILED MR. so, 1914,

lgggg Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

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My' prior appcao'. No, @3522; ed August Sth, 1.935% cescbes and Chime e process of making priming line slugs hei ing lugs en their opposite Sides and stand,- ng' a Sheri; heignt-to-papef, the objee be g is provide sugs suitable fer use i a slot'ed c mifed' form odelke the' DML tig-mph dmm, exotype blanket, an edress plate, ete. Brie-5y, such p'o'eess nelues the casting; a T-shzvped slug wih 'up and down ribs on its og'apese sides eadgg '0 the shoulder meV-ide. by the wferhamng heaf of fue Sug; han treating ms sug to lemme the pertoof the ribs immediat-ely adjacent 'te che hea'l and remove lhe wer portion of he xegf @reducing 'the fesre shui-height sug with se finger preside am e'cen mefenme for so meting The machine is ne; e3? 11 e l de''srbed and. its esse l cha'aeaerl out in the Claims.

In 'the dmfngs, Figure 3; is a b machne pzrrly broken away; Y verical Seeo en the ne f Fig. 3 is a vertical section w saaie substantially 'the ifsen lime" Fig. l; Fig` 4 is an end .f'iew chine en he same scale asf Fig@ Fig: 5 is pe'fspeatve. vifefo'f a the orginay cas-5 slug to be trente@ dy his Fig. a pes'peeire v of the 'same after eamQ, ami Fig; 'T an e2;- aggera'gef detail ef Gtos of ille slug? treating (es. f

The presen. machine 24 ing and euttng-O device" on the slug shown in 5 upper portier. et? fue bs il, low the 'hea @l el the sing? at he sa time m om @if the lows? poen o' the und the lo'wer'lpmton of 'he 1005.); provide the slug shown in 6. 11

latter gureE il lepesens' 'the remaining; pojon of the body an@ a. the remaining portion or' 'ehe ribs he upper porem o-he ribs being' 'atenec so 5nd@ they were :1L meet ush with the sides of he bodyg as shown a3,

The 'ame of lle machine efmsss of a. bed l0 ef suitable.' imm which shown as provide-l w eers and l2 which it may heeeued im iside or ether Supportx Ei 'Saly damped on t' is frame is a Ster is a eoelating mOVab-e die i6 to be moved towad n 'o'm the smtionmy die. These two dies are pz'orde'' 'with knives 1?' al1- 1S which tod-ice @if "che lower poron of she sing; \*.1i :h is placed Letween them. TheyY are s'' bovded with bades 19 amil "20 ih operate, as here'mter described, 'to nms'h upper portfm of die ribs of the dug. The le slug; is properly cenel'ed for the als-tien of the blades and knives by the eg'gagerrient of le ."es l5 m16. with the hea. Gf the sug. treatment is shawn A l, thensed slug is shown, ed; A1.

A2 in Figs. ,'23 and 3, rapping thmugh the sied aecue forward or backward carrying Vthe movable die toward or from the .stationary die.

To conveniently slide the wedge l0 it is provided on its rear face with a rack 42 which meshes with the teeth on a. segment l5. ll"he segment is pivoted on a' screw pin a6 and beyond the pivot 1s bent or termed into a lever el?. 'lhe movement of the lever shifts the wedge i0 and this operates the movable die. 'i he rack is shown as litting snugly in a recess in the wedge, and holes 43 are provided to enable it to 'oe driven out for repair. 'l'he wedge is provided with a guiding rib i9 extending into a groove in the bed plate parallel with the face of the die, and the movement ot the wedge is liniited by set screws 50 and 31 mounted in bracket arms 52 and of the frame.

As heretoiorestated, the stationary and movable dies carry blades 1i) and 2O respec tively. These blades seat in kerl's in the dies which are of such depth that, in operation, the bottom or innert-ace of the kerf contacts with the edge the blade and the die and blade operate a unit. 'ihe blades are rabbeted at their loi-ward edges, as shown at 60 in Fig. 4, so that they are adapted to engage and mash the upper portion ot' the ribs without contacting with the lower portion. To enable the blades, however, to support the inserted slug when the dies are open, the blades are made slightly movable toward each ,other by means or springs 61,-\vhich are mounted in the respective dies and bear against the outer Vedges of the blades. The movement ot' the blades toward .each other is limited by pins G2 engaging slots in the blades.

B y reason of the spring pressedblades described, when the dies are separated there is provided a space between them suliicient for the convenient insertion of the body portion of the slug. 'l`he blades, however, are always close enough together to extend beneathl the head al ol" the slug and support it. Accordingly, n' hen the blades are separated, the slug may be put in place, and then a movement of the lever -l forces the'movabledie towardthe stationary die, which causes the blades to travel relatively backwardly in their respective dies until seating firmly within the dies, so that, as the knife edges 17 and 1S come practically together to shear oil' the lower portion of the ribs and body, the blade edges above the rabbets have engaged and mashed the upper portion a3v of the slug ribs. Then, on the reverse movement ot the lever 4T, the lower cutoil' portion A2 of the slug is released and drops thm/)ugh the opening 13 in the bed and the upper portion A1 is linished and ready to be removed. A

To insure the slug to be treated being firmly seated in the dies so that theribs will be mashed down immediately adjacent t0 the head of the slug (so that the printing pressure of the finished slug will be taken by the original cast underv surface of the head), I provide a pressing device consisting of al roller on the shaft 71 mounted in roch arms 72 pinned to a rock shaft 73. ligid on this rock shaft is a hand lever Tl. fhen the lever 74 is swung over, the roller is pressed down on the' tace of the slug, which presses the head down iirmly on the blades 19 and 20. The upper faces of the blades are slightly inclined downwardly, as shown in exaggerated form at G5 in l*"ig.,7, so that sharp edgesare provided onto which the head-ct1 is forced by the roller 70. This line-engagement enables an ordinary hand pressure on the lever Tet to hold the head irmly on the dies so that they act on the ribs immediately adjacent to the head.

To prevent the roller 'i0 injuring the characters cast on the face ot' the slug I make it slightly yielding. For example, it may conveniently be made of hard rubber. The movable die turns the roller slightly with each impression, so that a fresh tace is contina-ally presented and an even wear is insured. A suitable set screw 76 mounted in an ear 77 projecting from lthe lever 74 is adapted to abut the die l5 and form a stop for the downward movement of theroller.

In operating my machine. the slug A, as shown in Fig. 5,'is inserted between the dies by hand or any suitable mechanism. It may be conveniently,shoved in endwise betweenthe dies and dropped. With the slug in this position the operator, with one hand, swings over the lever TLl, holding the slug down on the blades 19 and 20 and, with the other hand, operates the lever d?, thus cutting'ol' the lower portion ot' the slug and mashing the ribs ras described. Tien, when the two levers are returned to normal position, the bottom portion of the slug drops through the opening 13, as illustrated in F ig. 3.

When the next slug is inserted from the end oi' the space between the dies, it shoves out the finished slug fronrthe opposite end f ot' the machine. Y ,l f

It will be seen that, where onlyia hand 6peration is desired, 'it is, convenient for Vthe operator to stand 'faeingthe edge of the machine shown at the bottom'of Fig. 1; then to insert the fresh slug with the right hand from a convenient supplyand receive the. shoved out linished slug with the lelt hand and place it in a` suitable receptacle; then to shove over the lever 7% with the right hand and pull on the leverl-'T with the 'left hand, completing the treatn'lentof the new slug. Itis to be understood that, if desired, mechanism may be provided for performing these hand operations; that is, mechanism which feeds in the fresh slug 'and removes the finished slug and operates the let ers 'T-i and 47. Y

20. The combination of a stationary die, a .coacting movable die, a wedge for forcing the movable die toward or from the station-P ary die, a `lever for moving said wedge, a pressing device adapted to engage the face of the slug held between the dies7 and a le-v lever geared with said rack, whereby the operation of the lever may force the movable die toward the other die, said dies being provided with coacting knife edges toshear otl a portion of the slug between them. 23. The combination of a stationary die,

n a movable block, a die mounted thereon co- 'acting with the die rst mentioned,` said dies being provided with knife edges and with pressing blades movably mounted within the dies, a movable' wedgev slidably connected with the block, a pressing device adapted to act on the face of the slug, and a lever for operating the pressing device and the movable wedge.

24. An apparatus for forming line slugs consisting of mechanism for holding a slug with ribs on its opposite sides, mechanism for shearing the base portion of the slug,-

-and mechanism for pressing in a portion of the sides of the ribs.

In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of mechanism ormed'to engage and hold a slug with a shank, va T- head, and 'ribsn on opposite sides of the'shank leading to the T-head, and mechanism for shearing olf the base portion. of the slug.

26. In Aan apparatus ofthe class described, the combination of mechanism for holding` a slug with a shank and ribs on opposite sides of the shank, and mechanism for shearing off the base portion of the shank and ribs and pressing inwardly the upperlportion of the ribs, said shearing and pressing operation occurring simultaneously. y

27. The combination, with a pairlofoacting dies adapted to press in portions on the opposite sides of a T -headed slug, of a device for pressing the 'iV-head onto the dies, the dies being inclined where they engage the under surface of the T-head to present a sharp edge to the head.

2Q. The combination, with a pair of coacting dies adapted to support a T-headedslug, means for, causing said dies to approach each other to press in sides of the T- headed slug, the upper surface of said dies being inclined downwardly from their opposed faces to present an edge against which the head rests, and means for pressing such head against such edge.

29. ln a device of the character described,-y

the combination of a pair of centering dies adapted to engage opposite sides of the head of a T-slug, and a pair of pressing dies adapted to approach each other to press in the sides of the slug.

30. The combination of a pair of centering dies adapted to engage opposite sides of the head of a T-slug having ribs onthe op- 4 posite sides of its shank, a pair of pressing dies below the centering dies and adapted to extend inwardly beyond the centering dies and engage the under face of the head and support the slug, means for `forcing` the slug downwardly onto the pressing dies, and means for moving the pressing dies toward each other,

3l. The combination, with means for holding a slug having a T-head and up and down ribs on its sides, of means for engag- Sl il ing opposite sides of the T-head' to center the slug, and means for pressing in ther'ibs from opposite sides` immediately beneath dies and knives, and 4means for reducing the distance betweenthe two elements 'of each pair mentioned.

The combination of a pair of centering dies having parallel opposed faces,` a

pair of pressing dies adjacent to the centerj y ingpdies and projecting inwardly vbeyond them, a pair of knives adjacent to thel centering dies, there bein@ space .between the two elements of the said pairs for. the insertion of a slug, and means for reducing 'the distance between-the two elements ofea'ch pai-r. a p t y 34. The combination of a pair ofcenter- -ing dies having parallel opposed faces o.

pair of pressing dies adjacent to the centering diesv and projecting inwardly beyond them, a pair of knives adjacent to the pressing dies, there being space between the two elements of the said pairs for the insertion of a slug, means for reducing the distance between the two elements of each pair, and

means extending lengthwise. of the slugxand adapted tn press against the face of it to seat it against the pressing dies.

35. The combination of a pair of dies adapted to act against the opposite sides of a T-headed slug, said dies being provided intact, and means for pressin with means for distorting .a portion of the sin while leaving a portion thereof intact, an with means for shearing off the shank of the slug.

36. T he combination of a pair of coaeting` dies provided with knife edges adapted to shear ofi the body portion 'of a slug, and projections carried by said dies adapted to engagev and distort the sides of said slug.

37. The combination of a pair of coaeting dies and a pair of blades carried by the dies and havin a movement independently thereof, sai blades being adapted when the dies are separated to support a T-headed sino', and when the diesarebrought together to distort portions thereof.

38. The combination of a pair of dies adapted to act on opposite sides of the shank of a. T-slug, said dies being provided vwith means for distorting a portion of the sides of the slug While leaving a portion thereof the slu downwardly so that it is seate on its head. l

39. The combination of a pair of dies fTshead to center the slg,

adapted to act against the opposite sides of a T-headed slug, said dies being provided with means for distorting a portion of the sides o the slug While leavin a portion thereof intact and with means or shearing off the shank of the slug, and a roller adapted to press against the face of the slug.

a0. An apparatus for ormin line slugs consisting-of mechanism for holding a slug, mechanism for shearing the oase portion of the slug, and mechanism for distorting a portion of the sides of the slug.

41. The combination, holding a slug haring a T-head and a body, of means for engaging opposite sides o the and means for pressing against the body from opposite sides below the head While leaving a portion of such body intact.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY C. GAMMETER.

Witnesses:

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